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The image shows a person standing with hands clasped in front of the waist. The person has soft facial features and is wearing a draped head covering and a long robe with pleats at the waist. The background has a decorative border and a plain floor.
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The image shows a person standing with hands clasped in front of the waist. The person has soft facial features and is wearing a draped head covering and a long robe with pleats at the waist. The background has a decorative border and a plain floor.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aritmetricha (Arithmetic)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Date
c. 1465
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 18 x 10.2 cm (7 1/16 x 4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.9518
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
E-Series (Liberal Arts): no.XXV

Subjects and terms

  • engraving
  • Ferrarese
  • arts and sciences
  • allegory
  • Liberal Arts
  • Arithmetic
  • Tarocchi
Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 89); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

NGA object ID 12035. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.